,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cced  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,brown introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,child         
,nutrition ,act of #aiff to establish a 
community health partnership grant      
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,community ,access1 
,resources1 and ,education for ,families
 ,act of #bjbj or the ,,care for        
,families ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,community
 health partnership grants ,section     
#ag7;h7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of
 #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;h77 is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#ae7 ,community health     
partnership grants  7,a7 ,definitions   
,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,eligible entity
 ,the term eligible entity means-- 7,i7 
a local agency2 and  7,,ii7 a local     
clinic4  7ii7 ,program participant ,the 

term program participant means a        
participant in the special supplemental 
nutrition program under this section4   
7,b7 ,establishment ,not later than #a  
year after the date of enactment of this
 paragraph1 the ,secretary shall        
establish a program to make grants to   
eligible entities to enhance            
collaboration among-- 7i7 the eligible  
entities and community health partners1 
including health care providers1 social 
services programs1 and early childhood  
learning and care providers-- 7,i7 to   
establish linkages between the eligible 
entities and those partners1 such as    
through participation in community      
coalitions2  7,,ii7 to facilitate       
referrals among the eligible entities   
and those partners2  7,,iii7 to         
implement evidence-based strategies to  
improve the health of communities1      
conduct outreach to existing and        
potential program participants1 and     
promote breastfeeding and access to     
healthy foods2 and  7,,iv7 to increase  

awareness among those partners and      
existing and potential program          
participants of the eligibility         
requirements for1 and health benefits   
of1 the program1 as applicable2 and     
7ii7 the eligible entities and health   
care providers such as pediatricians1   
obstetricians-gynecologists1 family     
physicians1 advance practice nurses1    
nurse midwives1 community health        
centers1 health departments1 hospitals1 
and rural health clinics-- 7,i7 to      
facilitate and improve access to        
comprehensive prenatal1 postnatal1 and  
postpartum care for program             
participants2  7,,ii7 to facilitate     
certification of eligibility of persons 
for participation in the program and    
provision of program benefits at the    
hospital bedside for eligible postpartum
 women and infants2  7,,iii7 to improve 
the coordination1 quality1 and cost     
effectiveness of health care services2  
7,,iv7 to improve the sharing of        
information necessary to establish      

nutritional risk2 and  7,v7 to ensure   
consistent nutrition education and      
breastfeeding messages are provided to  
program participants4  7,c7 ,application
 ,to be eligible to receive a grant     
under this paragraph1 an eligible entity
 shall submit an application to the     
,secretary at such time1 in such manner1
 and containing such information as the 
,secretary may require4  7,d7           
,authorization of appropriations  7i7   
,in general ,of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated under subsection        
7g77#a77;,a71 the ,secretary shall use  
to carry out this paragraph #ae1jjj1jjj 
for each of fiscal years #bjbj through  
#bjbe4  7ii7 ,adjustment ,the amount    
specified in clause 7i7 shall be        
adjusted annually for inflation by the  
same factor used to determine the       
national average per participant grant  
for nutrition services and              
administration for the fiscal year under
 paragraph 7#a77;,b74  4